Hall Of Fame

Each year the International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society inducts into the IWGS Hall of Fame individuals who have made significant contributions to the furtherance of water gardening and aquatic plants on an international basis.

Individuals nominated may be alive or deceased; the primary criteria is that their contributions should be notable. They may be hybridizers, plant collectors, writers, public aquatic garden superintendents, growers, or others who have significantly contributed to the furtherance of the Society's purposes.

These purposes are defined in Section IIIB of the Articles of Incorporation as "...promoting, encouraging, and fostering the discovery, growth, research, development, and improvement of the family Nymphaeaceae and Companion Aquatic Plants and the dissemination of information pertaining thereto to the membership and to the general public...".

IWGS Hall of Fame
With date of induction

James Allison - 2004

Norman H. Bennett -1990

Don Bryne - 2005

Dr. Robert Caspary -1999

Henry S. Conard -1986

Ray Davies -1992

Helen Fowler - 2004

William C. Frase -1998

James Gurney, Sr. - 2000

Dr. C. Barre Hellquist - 2000

Bill Heritage -1989

Dr. Clyde Ikins -1997

Kenneth Landon - 2001

Jean Laydeker - 1996

Gordon Ledbetter - 2002

Dr. Donald Les -2002

Bory Latour Marliac -1985

Charles O. Masters -1993

John & Mary Mirgon -1990

Patrick Nutt -1988

Walter Pagels -1989

Joseph Paxton -1988

Frances Perry -1987

William Phillips - 2004

George H. Pring -1985

Martin E. Randig -1992

Richard Sacher -- 2006

Betsy Sakata - 2001

Dr. Edward Schneider- 1995

Perry D. Slocum -1986

Dr. Robert Kirk Strawn -1991

Philip Swindells -1994

Charles B. Thomas -1991

Joseph Tomocik - 1997

William Tricker - 1987

Karl Wachter - 1994

Dr. Slearmlarp Wasuwat - 1998

Charles A. Winch - 2005

Jack Wood - 1993